2003 blown head gasket
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2003 blown head gasket
Well, good thing this was covered under warranty. I have an 03 f250 6.0L dsl. 72,500 miles on the odo. I took the truck in for a faulty #8 cylinder njector harness. Ford found the head gaskets to be blown, this repair would have cost me 6,000 out of pocket. Does anyone know the cause of this and what are the chances it will happen again. thanks
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$6000 !? To replace two head gaskets? And *both* head gaskets were bad?
I know someone that had to bite the bullet and let the local Ford dealer here in expensive NJ replace the cyl head with a Ford rebuilt head. And I could swear it cost just over $3000, including a new exhaust manifold. It was 2002 F250 5.4. I'll double check that price with him when i see him.
Or, is there something I don't know about the diesel engines?
I know someone that had to bite the bullet and let the local Ford dealer here in expensive NJ replace the cyl head with a Ford rebuilt head. And I could swear it cost just over $3000, including a new exhaust manifold. It was 2002 F250 5.4. I'll double check that price with him when i see him.
Or, is there something I don't know about the diesel engines?
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Depends on what all they did. If they replaced the heads like, they probably should have, it might cost that much, but still sounds extremely high to me.
Rugermack--you can't reuse the headbolts. They are the torque-to-yield variety, meaning they are stretched "X" amount after they torqued down. The bolts are part of the headgasket kit from Ford.
Rugermack--you can't reuse the headbolts. They are the torque-to-yield variety, meaning they are stretched "X" amount after they torqued down. The bolts are part of the headgasket kit from Ford.
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Originally Posted by npccpartsman
Depends on what all they did. If they replaced the heads like, they probably should have, it might cost that much, but still sounds extremely high to me.
Rugermack--you can't reuse the headbolts. They are the torque-to-yield variety, meaning they are stretched "X" amount after they torqued down. The bolts are part of the headgasket kit from Ford.
Rugermack--you can't reuse the headbolts. They are the torque-to-yield variety, meaning they are stretched "X" amount after they torqued down. The bolts are part of the headgasket kit from Ford.
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$700-$800 a head. 25 hours of labor. Head kit, ??? $400 or so. Antifreeze. $2500 labor give or take, marked up $1000 x2 heads, $500 other stuff = $5000.
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Post also on the 6.0 forum, you might get more replies and the forum gets a "heads up" on this problem.
Glad to hear you ddn't have to pay that!
Glad to hear you ddn't have to pay that!
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